Plastic recycling headlines by topic
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Agricultural plastics
- Revolution expands film lineup with Norflex buy
- Canadian ag recycling group collects record material
- Revolution acquires Canadian film recycler PolyAg
Asia
- Study: Pricing opacity hurts recycling in four countries
- Indorama Ventures boosts RPET production
- Study: Tailored changes needed for urban circularity
Brand owners
- Coca-Cola ‘evolves’ sustainability goals, timelines
- Ellen MacArthur report: Less plastic used last year
- Packaging suppliers convene to talk PCR, recyclability
Canada
- Cooperation boosted recycling in British Columbia
- Expanding capacity shifts reclaimer’s buying strategies
- EPR of the past, present and future in British Columbia
Challenging materials
- TRP shares film end market case study on HydroBlox
- Black plastics are hard to sort. Newer tech may help
- Capturing medical plastics ‘well suited to recycling’
Chemical recycling
- Eastman execs remain optimistic on DOE grant
- ExxonMobil, Cyclyx increasing Texas recycling capacity
- Alterra investment is latest LyondellBasell recycling move
Collection
- Maine board green-lights EPR rules
- Oregon finalizes EPR rulemaking, PRO submits plan
- Strategies MRFs, brands use to add materials to the bin
Container deposits
- California CRV rulemaking touches on labels, PCR
- Ending legislative sessions advance plastics bills
- California grants increase deposit return system options
Converters
- Amcor to acquire Berry Global in $8.4bn all-stock deal
- Companies provide updates on recycling operations
- Thinking outside the sustainability box
Courts/lawsuits
- NY court sides with PepsiCo, dismisses plastics lawsuit
- California recycling policy, lawsuits and report
- Lawsuit claims plastic bottles are not recycled
EPR/stewardship
- Maine board green-lights EPR rules
- Oregon finalizes EPR rulemaking, PRO submits plan
- Retailer-led changes can shift single-use bag behavior
Europe
- Eastman execs remain optimistic on DOE grant
- Panel digs into intersection of design, recyclability
- Bollegraaf, Greyparrot partner to accelerate AI adoption
Exports
- Industry views are mixed as tariff threat looms
- Import, export trends highlight risks of tariffs
- Plastic exports see stability through third quarter
Film
- TRP shares film end market case study on HydroBlox
- Trex expands film drop-off guide into searchable database
- Troubled Myplas film plant to reopen under new owners
HDPE
- Consumer behavior shift helps drive new HDPE option
- Dow introduces PCR line for cable jacketing
- Berkeley researchers vaporize PE, PP into feedstock
Industry groups
- Vinyl industry reports flat recycling figures
- Global treaty talks extended after hitting typical roadblocks
- EPA releases strategy against plastic pollution
LDPE
- Novolex to acquire Pactiv Evergreen for $6.7B
- Trex to start processing LDPE film despite plant delays
- California passes expanded plastic bag ban
Legislation
- Maine board green-lights EPR rules
- Oregon finalizes EPR rulemaking, PRO submits plan
- PCR mandate, virgin cap among most effective actions
Marine debris
- Global treaty talks extended after hitting typical roadblocks
- INC-5 starts with usual mix of hope and frustration
- Latest UN treaty draft concerns environmental groups
Markets
- Industry views are mixed as tariff threat looms
- Import, export trends highlight risks of tariffs
- Haulers grow bearish on commodity prices
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Defining the future of plastic recycling
- In My Opinion: EPR takeaways from OECD meeting
- Editor’s Take: The problem with the Greenpeace data
PET
- Industry views are mixed as tariff threat looms
- Coca-Cola ‘evolves’ sustainability goals, timelines
- Strategies MRFs, brands use to add materials to the bin
PP
- Strategies MRFs, brands use to add materials to the bin
- PP Recycling Coalition sets 5% recycling growth goal
- Berkeley researchers vaporize PE, PP into feedstock
Processors
- ExxonMobil, Cyclyx increasing Texas recycling capacity
- PP Recycling Coalition sets 5% recycling growth goal
- ADS opens research center for recycled resin
PS
- Deadline for California de facto EPS ban nears
- Broad recycling legislation advances in Massachusetts
- Joint PS recycling project shutting down in Oregon
PVC
- Vinyl industry reports flat recycling figures
- Azek reports less recycled material used in 2023
- Vinyl Institute awards grants, re-opens submissions
Research
- Study: E-plastics additives present in home goods
- PCR mandate, virgin cap among most effective actions
- Group encourages public-private partnership in plastics
Rigid plastics
- Expanding capacity shifts reclaimer’s buying strategies
- Plastics made up 2% of recovery in Oregon in 2022
- Panel digs into intersection of design, recyclability